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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Founders of Hartford, Connecticut

The monument is located in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, Connecticut. I took the photo a week ago. 17 names are of my direct ancestors, they are in green, shown below. Quite possibly I have a few more, but without the death dates, I can't be certain. Names in alphabetical order cover all four sides. Does anybody else share any of these names?

20 comments:

Barb - I immediately recognized this memorial from the book Genealogy of the Olmsted family in America By George Kemp Ward (found on Google books). According to the book, here's my line to the Olmsteads, via my great grandmother, Clara Rosella Laymon Pecht > Eliza Ann Olmstead > Eben A Olmstead > David Olmstead > David Olmstead > Silas Olmstead > JAMES OLMSTEAD/OLMSTED > Nathan Olmsted > James Olmsted > Richard Olmsted > another Richard and 2 more James'. Can I believe everything I read???

If you can believe this Barb I actually have extended family with the last name of Olmsted. I haven't researched the family because I haven't gotten that far. It is on my dad's side, my great uncle married an Olmsted. I don't believe the family came thru Conn. but it could happen. That side of the family is not really interested in genealogy and I am having so much fun with mine that I haven't even looked. Our families were so close in area on my mom's side that I considered us related anyway. Joyce

I have John Bronson and Matthew Marvin, and probably (will have to make sure they are the same ones) Thomas Root and Thomas Welles. I also see other names that I may have a connection to, but would have to dig a bit more.

Hello again cousin :-)Stephen Hart is 8th great grandfatherRichard and Thomas Lord are 9th great grand unclesThomas Munson is 9th great grandfatherI have Pecks in my tree, but not PaulThomas Stanton is 9th great grandfather (multiple times)Thanks for sharing.

Hi, there! I think its great you have a blog up doing this! I have a few questions for you. 1). I was thinking about becoming a certified genealogist, but I have no idea how to do this. 2). I am related to Andrew K. Warde, and I know about a 100 years ago they had a Society. How can I find out what happened to the Society, and how to get people involeved in it again. George K. Ward did a great job compiling, and poof..everything is gone but the book. :( Thank goodness for that. Thanks so much on your thoughts!

Hi Anonymous,First I would contact the Hartford Historical Society and ask them, but be sure to have as much information already to present to them. (Lots of googling, reading some Hartford history books, etc.) The second question is far too involved for me to reply here. You could email me instead for a reply.

Richard Church was an ancestor of mine. His grandson "Yankee" John Church moved to Western North Carolina in 1714 where most of my relations hail from including Captain Amos Church who fought at and defeated the British at the battle of Kings Mountain in 1781. My name is Gary L. Church and I would to hear from some of my New England cousins!

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